Healthcare for Migrants and Ethnic Minorities in the EU: Health-geographical and Intercultural Aspects

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2023-2024

Topic

Participants of this course will gain in knowledge and skills regarding the specific aspects of providing care for migrants as well as for the Roma ethnic minority (with appr. 13 million population in the EU!) from a health-geographical and intercultural approaches. As final assessment students may complete an individual project (presentation).

Lectures

• 1. Introduction. Aims and scopes of the course. Principals of migration-health, migration as a global phenomenon: history, causes and terms. Recent trends of regular and irregular migration, main migration routes. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 2. Introduction. Aims and scopes of the course. Principals of migration-health, migration as a global phenomenon: history, causes and terms. Recent trends of regular and irregular migration, main migration routes. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 3. Public health aspects of main source countries for migrants 1. (push-factors, morbidity profile, vaccinations, state of health system, cultural/ religious aspects that may influence health, etc.) 1. Middle-Eastern Region, particularly: Syria, Iraq, and Iran - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 4. Public health aspects of main source countries for migrants 2. (push-factors, morbidity profile, vaccinations, state of health system, cultural/ religious aspects that may influence health, etc.) 2. Southeast-Asia, particularly: Afghanistan, and Pakistan - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 5. Public health aspects of main source countries for migrants 3. (push-factors, morbidity profile, vaccinations, state of health system, cultural/ religious aspects that may influence health, etc.) 3. Sub-Saharan and North-African countries, particularly: Nigeria and Eritrea - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 6. Public health aspects of main source countries for migrants 4. (push-factors, morbidity profile, vaccinations, state of health system, cultural/ religious aspects that may influence health, etc.) 4. Balkans and Eastern-Europe, particularly: Kosovo, and Ukraine - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 7. Health and public health aspects of the process and stages of migration (countries of origin, transit and destination countries) (overview). - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 8. Health and public health aspects of the process and stages of migration (countries of origin, transit and destination countries) (overview). - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 9. Recommendations of the WHO and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on screening and vaccination of migrants and health screening of asylum seekers (practice and results) in Hungary. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 10. Recommendations of the WHO and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on screening and vaccination of migrants and health screening of asylum seekers (practice and results) in Hungary. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 11. Migrant-friendly healthcare facilities: institutional and professional (human resource, HR) developments. Barriers in accessing care and best practices in overcoming barriers. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 12. Migrant-friendly healthcare facilities: institutional and professional (human resource, HR) developments. Barriers in accessing care and best practices in overcoming barriers. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 13. Cultural competence and intercultural communication techniques in healthcare practice. Coping strategies against discrimination and stereotypes towards migrants/ refugees and the Romas. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 14. Cultural competence and intercultural communication techniques in healthcare practice. Coping strategies against discrimination and stereotypes towards migrants/ refugees and the Romas. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 15. Cooperation with medical interpreters and intercultural mediators: practical applications – best practices. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 16. Cooperation with medical interpreters and intercultural mediators: practical applications – best practices. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 17. Migrants in Europe: cultural and religious factors which may influence health and healthcare (religious regulations, cultural habits, diets etc. among Christian, Muslim, Jewish communities and other religious minorities). - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 18. Migrants in Europe: cultural and religious factors which may influence health and healthcare (religious regulations, cultural habits, diets etc. among Christian, Muslim, Jewish communities and other religious minorities). - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 19. The dark (illegal) side of migration: smuggling and trafficking of human beings (including sex trafficking, prostitution, forced labour, etc.) their effects on health and specific aspects of rehabilitation and care of the victims. Particularly vulnerable populations in the refugee cycle: specific aspects of healthcare for migrant women, children, elderly, and disabled people. Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in different cultures (female genital mutilation FGM), and other harmful traditional practices. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 20. The dark (illegal) side of migration: smuggling and trafficking of human beings (including sex trafficking, prostitution, forced labour, etc.) their effects on health and specific aspects of rehabilitation and care of the victims. Particularly vulnerable populations in the refugee cycle: specific aspects of healthcare for migrant women, children, elderly, and disabled people. Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in different cultures (female genital mutilation FGM), and other harmful traditional practices. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 21. Specific aspects of providing culturally-sensitive care for Roma ethnic minority populations (value of health, beliefs and health behaviours, customs). Health status and conditions of Romas living in segregated areas. Intercultural mediation in Roma communities. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 22. Specific aspects of providing culturally-sensitive care for Roma ethnic minority populations (value of health, beliefs and health behaviours, customs). Health status and conditions of Romas living in segregated areas. Intercultural mediation in Roma communities. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 23. Assessment. Written test (compulsory) and presentation of students’ projects (optional). - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 24. Assessment. Written test (compulsory) and presentation of students’ projects (optional). - Dr. Marek Erika Mária

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

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Literature developed by the Department

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Notes

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Recommended literature

o A. Rundle, M. Carvalho, M. Robinson. Cultural Competence in Health Care: A Practical Guide 2nd Edition, ISBN: 978-0-7879-6221-0
o R. Skolnik. Global Health 101 (Essential Public Health) 3rd Edition, ISBN-13: 9781284050547
o G.A. Galanti. Caring for Patients from Different Cultures 5th Edition, ISBN 9780812223118
o J. Newman Giger Transcultural Nursing: Assessment and Intervention, 7th Edition, ISBN-10: 0323399924
o T. Brown, S. McLafferty, G. Moon. A Companion to Health and Medical Geography, ISBN: 978-1-4051-7003-1

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Maximum of 15 % absence allowed

Mid-term exams

Mid-semester grade: students shall complete their individual project (presentation) for the successful completion of the course, in addition to the successful (60%-) completion of a final written test.

Making up for missed classes

To be discussed with the course tutor in each individual case.

Exam topics/questions

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Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars